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feedback on the utility and effectiveness

of the NBII operation and contents in

meeting their needs.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency: One time per respondent.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households, Federal

Government, State, Local, or Tribal

Government, Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions.

Estimated Competition Time: 3

minutes per respondent (approximate).

Number of Respondents: 320 per

month (estimated based on an average of

1600 different visitors to the NBII World

Wide Web site each month, and, of the

total number of site visitors, an estimate

survey response rate of 20 percent).

Burden Hours: 192 hours. (Estimate of

annual burden hours based on an

estimated 20 percent survey response

rate for an average of 1600 web site

visitors per month, and an estimate of

3 minutes to complete each survey).

Dated: July 9, 1998.

Byron K. Williams,

Chief, Cooperative Research Units.

[FR Doc. 98–18745 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–040–05–1310–01]

Pinedale Anticline Natural Gas Field

Development Project EIS and Notice of

Field Tour and Public Meeting,

Sublette County, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to conduct

public scoping and prepare an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The action is to conduct

scoping and to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

on Ultra Resources, Inc., McMurry Oil

Company, Alpine Gas Company, Amoco

Production Company, and other

companies potential natural gas

development in the area referred to as

the Pinedale Anticline. Those interested

in participating in the process and who

have concerns, issues, or alternatives

they would like to see addressed in the

EIS, should respond with written

comments within 30 days of the date of

this Notice.

DATES: A Scoping Notice will be

distributed by mail on or about the date

of this notice. Responses and comments

will be accepted for 30 days following

the date of this notice. The proponents

of this action and the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) cordially invite

those interested to attend a public tour

of the project area on July 23, 1998.

Attendees will leave from the BLM

Office, 432 E. Mill Street, Pinedale,

Wyoming, at 1 p.m. (parking is

available), and the tour will end by 5

p.m. Transportation and refreshments

will be provided as long as you RSVP

by 4:30 p.m., July 17, 1998, by calling

307–367–5300.

BLM will also hold a public meeting

at the Pinedale Public School

Auditorium, Pinedale, Wyoming,

starting at 7 p.m., July 23, 1998. BLM

will be soliciting representatives from

affected interests and stakeholders to

participate in the environmental

analysis process. All comments received

at the public meeting or through written

comments submitted by mail will aid

the BLM in identifying alternatives and

assuring all issues are analyzed in the

environmental impact analysis.

ADDRESSES: Information and a copy of

the Scoping Notice for the Pinedale

Anticline Natural Gas Field

Development Project EIS can be

obtained by writing or visiting the

following offices:

BLM, Wyoming State Office, 5353

Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.

BLM, Rock Springs District Office, 280

Highway 191 North, Rock Springs,

Wyoming 82902–1869.

BLM, Pinedale Resource Area Office,

432 East Mill Street, P.O. Box 768,

Pinedale, Wyoming 82941.

Scoping comments should be sent to:

Bureau of Land Management, Rock

Springs District Office, ATTN: Bill

McMahan, Project Manager, 280

Highway 191 North, Rock Springs,

Wyoming 82901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bill McMahan, Project Manager, Bureau

of Land Management, Rock Springs

District Office, phone 307–352–0224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The total

project area includes approximately

197,170 acres. This acreage includes

approximately 157,330 acres Federal

surface, 30,130 acres private surface,

and 9,710 acres State surface. The

subsurface mineral estate is comprised

of approximately 164,200 acres Federal

minerals, 21,980 acres of private

minerals, and 10,990 acres State

minerals.

The Pinedale Anticline Project area is

located in the central part of Sublette

County, Wyoming, bordered by Pinedale

on the north, Highway 191 on the east,

the northern border of the Jonah II

Project area on the south, and the Green

River on the west. Access to the project

area is from U.S. Highway 191,

Wyoming Highway 351, County roads

and other roads via existing rights-ofway.

The companies would like to proceed

with implementing the potential field

development within the area beginning

in the summer of 1999. They do not

know at this time the number of wells

reasonably expected to adequately

extract the natural gas. Currently, the

companies are drilling exploratory

wells, the results of which will give the

companies the necessary information

upon which to project the potential

number of wells reasonably possible.

The information from the exploratory

drilling should be available by fall of

this year. Once this information is

available, the companies will develop a

drilling program, based on the level of

exploratory drilling success, including

estimated miles of access road,

pipelines, and compressors that will be

needed to develop the resource. The

area currently has 23 wells located

along 27 miles of the Pinedale

Anticline. Also, two pipelines currently

serve the Pinedale Anticline area. This

field development project will address

additional pipeline needs for

transporting natural gas. The potential

development would include the

following associated facilities:

• At each surface well location:

separator, dehydrator, production tanks,

and tinhorns (for holding produced

water).

• To each surface well location:

access road and a 3 to 4 inch gas

gathering pipeline.

• Water supply wells.

• Natural gas transmission pipeline

extending southwest to tie in to an

existing pipeline transportation system.

• Compressor facilities to transport

the natural gas through pipelines to a

gas processing facility.

The Companies will be allowed to

drill a limited number of exploratory

wells while the EIS document is being

prepared in accordance with the May 7,

1998, decision by the Pinedale Resource

Area Manager. The exploratory drilling

will include evaluating the feasibility of

pad drilling (multiple wells from a

single pad) by some companies. The

exploratory drilling will be allowed so

long as there is no significant impact, no

irreversible or irretrievable commitment

of a resource, and/or no compromising

the selection of an alternative identified

through the environmental analysis

process. Results from the exploratory

wells will assist the BLM and the

companies in determining the likely

level of development necessary to

achieve the Federal mandate of

maximum ultimate recovery of Federal

mineral resources.
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The intent of the natural gas

development is to extract and recover

natural gas from the Pinedale Anticline

lease area, allowing the companies to

provide more natural gas to companies

distributing and supplying natural gas

to consumers. This would benefit

consumers by making additional

supplies of clean-burning natural gas

available.

Land and resource management issues

and concerns associated with the

construction of roads, well pads, and

pipelines; the drilling and completion of

wells; and the operation and

maintenance of a producing well field

that will be analyzed in the EIS will

include;

* Potential impacts to nesting raptors.

* Potential impacts to Threatened/

Endangered/Candidate species (plant

and animal).

* Potential impacts to Threatened/

Endangered Colorado River fish from

water depletions.

* Potential impacts to sage grouse

breeding, nesting, and winter range

habitat.

* Potential impacts to Sublette

antelope herd migration.

* Potential impacts to Sublette mule

deer herd migration.

* Potential impacts to wildlife habitat

and fish habitat.

* Potential impacts to State Priority

One birds and mammals.

* Potential conflicts with livestock

and range improvements.

* Potential impacts on cultural

resources (prehistoric and historic

resources).

* Potential impacts from increased

drilling related traffic on Federal and

State highways and increased public

access to the area.

* Potential social and economic

affects to the local communities

(increased Federal, State, and local

revenues).

* Potential impacts to surface and

groundwater resources.

* Potential impacts to air quality and

air quality related values of the BridgerTeton and Fitzpatrick Wilderness Areas.

* Potential impacts on wetlands,

floodplains, and/or riparian areas.

* Potential impacts on paleontology.

* Potential impacts from hazardous

substances.

* Potential impacts to visual

resources (e.g., conformance with visual

resource management classifications;

potential impacts from development on

the natural landscape).

* Potential impacts to current land

use (industrialization).

* Revegetation and restoration of

short-term disturbances and long-term

stabilization, and control of noxious

weeds.

* Potential impacts to human health

and safety.

* Potential impacts to domestic

animal health and safety.

* Potential cumulative impacts from

the development when added to other

energy-related activities ongoing or

planned in the vicinity of the project.

* Split-estate concerns.

* Potential impacts to the National

Historic Trail System.

* Potential impacts to sites sensitive

to American Indians.

Opportunities that may be derived

from the natural gas development

include: increased royalties and tax

revenues to local, State and Federal

Governments; added employment and

economic benefits to communities near

the natural gas field; increase in

Wyoming’s share of new and existing

markets; and development of natural gas

to assist in the attainment of clean air

in conformance with Presidential and

Congressional direction.

Dated: July 8, 1998.

Alan L. Kesterke,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 98–18671 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–930–4214–010; COC–61331]

Proposed Withdrawal; Opportunity for

Public Meeting; Colorado; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: This action corrects Notice of

Proposed Withdrawal, 62 FR66663–

66664, published December 19, 1997, as

FR Doc. 97–33135.

On Page 66663, third column, under

T. 44 N., R. 8 W., which reads ‘‘Sec. 35,

E1⁄2’’ is hereby corrected to read ‘‘Sec.

36, E1⁄2.’’

Jenny L. Saunders,

Realty Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–18700 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places;

Notification of Pending Nominations

Nominations for the following

properties being considered for listing

in the National Register were received

by the National Park Service before July

3, 1998. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36

CFR Part 60 written comments

concerning the significance of these

properties under the National Register

criteria for evaluation may be forwarded

to the National Register, National Park

Service, 1849 C St. NW, NC400,

Washington, DC 20240. Written

comments should be submitted by July

29, 1998.

Carol D. Shull,

Keeper of the National Register.

ARKANSAS

Arkansas County

DeWitt Post Office (Post Offices with Section

Art in Arkansas MPS), 221 W. Cross St.,

DeWitt, 98000915

Carroll County

Berryville Post Office (Post Offices with

Section Art in Arkansas MPS), 101 E.

Madison Ave., Berryville, 98000922

Chicot County

Lake Village Post Office (Post Offices with

Section Art in Arkansas MPS), 206 S.

Cokley St., Lake Village, 98000916

Clay County

Piggott Post Office (Post Offices with Section

Art in Arkansas MPS), 119 N. Third St.,

Piggott, 98000917

Conway County

Morrilton Post Office (Post Offices with

Section Art in Arkansas MPS), 117 N.

Division St., Morrilton, 98000921

Crawford County

Van Buren Post Office (Post Offices with

Section Art in Arkansas MPS), 22 S.

Seventh St., Van Buren, 98000918

Cross County

Wynne Post Office (Post Offices with Section

Art in Arkansas MPS), 402 E. Merriman

Ave., Wynne, 98000914

Drew County

Monticello Post Office (Post Offices with

Section Art in Arkansas MPS), 211 W.

Gaines St., Monticello, 98000920

Faulkner County

Hiegel, Michael M., House, 504 Second St.,

Conway, 98000912

Howard County

Nashville Post Office (Post Offices with

Section Art in Arkansas MPS), 220 N. Main

St., Nashville, 98000913

Logan County

Paris Post Office (Post Offices with Section

Art in Arkansas MPS), 206 N. Elm St.,

Paris, 98000923

Ouachita County

Clifton and Greening Streets Historic District,

Roughly bounded by Clifton, and Greening

Sts., and Dallas, and Cleveland Aves.,

Camden, 98000911